Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek bought the AI.com domain for $70M in crypto, then debuted an autonomous AI agent platform to 100M+ Super Bowl viewers.

The New York Fed reports U.S. household debt delinquencies surged to 4.8% in Q4 2025, driven by a record 16.3% student loan default rate and $18.8 trillion in total debt.

The UK FCA has launched High Court proceedings against HTX (formerly Huobi) for illegal crypto ads, marking its first enforcement under the 2023 promotions regime.

LayerZero launches Zero, a Layer-1 blockchain designed for Wall Street with 2 million TPS, backed by Citadel Securities, Ark Invest, DTCC, ICE, and Google Cloud.

Aave V4 passes a new Trail of Bits security audit, bringing its Hub-and-Spoke architecture and unified cross-chain liquidity one step closer to mainnet launch.

Gemini launches staking for New York residents, offering ETH and SOL yield in the state that has blocked crypto staking services for years.

Jupiter Ultra V3 introduces Iris router, ShadowLane transaction landing, and Predictive Execution to Solana, cutting MEV exposure 34x and landing trades in under 400ms.

JPMorgan cuts Coinbase COIN price target from $399 to $290 ahead of Thursday's Q4 earnings, citing weaker crypto volumes, softer prices, and slower USDC growth.

Tether Investments takes a strategic stake in LayerZero Labs, the protocol behind USDt0's $70B cross-chain volume, with agentic finance as the next frontier.

Uphold's Early Paycheck feature gives U.S. direct deposit users access to their paycheck up to two days early, plus 4% XRP cashback on qualifying deposits.